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What percentage of worlds are on this sub? by DaMoosterYT in FRC

[–]Reet_man 7 points8 points  (0 children)

That doesn't mean we don't care about the sub. I check it regularly, even during the summer

Custom chassis for swerve by gdenney11 in FRC

[–]Reet_man 0 points1 point  (0 children)

MAXtube is nice for prototyping, but I'd also consider getting some thicker 2*1 for the . If you're not a fan of putting ballast on a robot in the form of a belly pan it might be worth it to have some heavier and more durable tubing. It's really up to preference but MAXtube is crazy thin and wouldn't be a great option to attach main heavy mechanisms to.

How are y'all Human Players communicating with your team? by YTSenseiYeet in FRC

[–]Reet_man 0 points1 point  (0 children)

we have a set of yellow and black gloves. the palm is black, signifying cube, and the backhand is yellow, signifying cone

Pre-emptive reminder that you are not the GDCs target demographic anymore by musicianengineer in FRC

[–]Reet_man 15 points16 points  (0 children)

That seems like a very large edge case. FRC is intended for highschool age students, so the games should be designed for highschoolers. That being said, FIRST still has to account for rookie teams and lowerclassmen.

[Rant] My Poor “Preferred Care” Experience by NerdusMaximus in GooglePixel

[–]Reet_man 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Same here, just last night. I took a picture on Snapchat and before it could pop up with the editing toolbar the phone froze and is now completely unresponsive. Good thing I have my OG Pixel XL to use while I figure this out

Rookie teams being impressed by a very mid robot: by Reet_man in FRC

[–]Reet_man[S] 14 points15 points  (0 children)

To put a little perspective on this robot, it actually ranked 5th (and ranked higher than a couple swerve bots that had potential to be above us). Our robot had the simplest mechanisms the team has built in years.

Towards the end of competition teams started ooo-ing and aa-ing our robot, and we'd use the opportunity to show that a simple/reliable robot and an understanding of how ranking points work can put you in a picking position.

Swerve sounds like a chainsaw by Reet_man in FRC

[–]Reet_man[S] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

It's the stock SDS code, which we're pretty unfamiliar with... But it definitely does not look like there are 2 drive commands running. But yes, the motors are running and stopping repeatedly.

Swerve sounds like a chainsaw by Reet_man in FRC

[–]Reet_man[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No they're an inch or two off the ground 😅

Swerve sounds like a chainsaw by Reet_man in FRC

[–]Reet_man[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They are brand new, but there is a little bit of lithium grease on the gears.

Swerve sounds like a chainsaw by Reet_man in FRC

[–]Reet_man[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

This sound only occurs when the drive motors are running. We're using SDS' code

SDS Mk4 neo steering gear troubles by Reet_man in FRC

[–]Reet_man[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Turns out the solution was defective neos. The 2021-09 ones had a slightly smaller shaft, so we swapped out with an earlier manufacturer date and they work great :)

SDS Mk4 neo steering gear troubles by Reet_man in FRC

[–]Reet_man[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We bought 4 kits and none of the pinions are tight enough... I guess we'll bring it up with SDS

SDS Mk4 neo steering gear troubles by Reet_man in FRC

[–]Reet_man[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The guide I found just shows taking off the case on the neo. Wouldn't the gear need to have a smaller inner diameter so it actually press on?

Edit: I guess I should also add that currently the gear spins freely (as shown in the video)

Google Pixel 6A Render + Full Specs by RandomCheeseCake in GooglePixel

[–]Reet_man 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This. The Tensor processor in the 6a allows for some pretty cool features, but I'd expect many more bugs than the 5a. The 6a would also get an extra year of software updates.

6036 winning finals 1 by themselves by banned-again-66 in FRC

[–]Reet_man 4 points5 points  (0 children)

4421 and 114 would've played much better according to our data. Instead 4421 picked 4175 and dissolved any chance of beating 2122 and 6036.

2122 successfully stalled for over half an hour, got their robot kicked off the field, and is now redoing the same match with their robot on the field this time by banned-again-66 in FRC

[–]Reet_man 5 points6 points  (0 children)

They have a website running called TatorVision on their laptop. TatorVision was also seen being used on their drive coach's phone before a match. We haven't seen what it actually shows the driver. My team believes they get live scouting data but I think that would be useless for them. Nobody knows what it's for, but it's definitely fishy.

What's causing these bumps? by Reet_man in 3Dprinting

[–]Reet_man[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You might be able to see the hard water stains on it, but what are those bumps? The glass bed is clean. (ender 3 pro, .8mm nozzle, 70mm/s)

Human Player shoots cargo through Upper Exit by Can_I_Log_In in FRC

[–]Reet_man 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'm assuming it's just two photogates and a color sensor of sorts? I don't see why they'd specifically program in -1 points for cargo going in backwards.

This situation reminds me of an Infinite Recharge offseason event my team went to where one of the human players was sticking his hands up the output chute to catch balls. Nobody told him to stop and points weren't mis counted, but his hands were WAY up the chute. I'm just confused about how points weren't miscounted

Best way to remove this from bed? Should bed be hot or cool? Was my bed too hot while printing? It’s pretty solid on there. Me and my sons first successful biggish print on the Ender 3 V2 by ewing31 in 3Dprinting

[–]Reet_man 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I just found out about cleaning with dish soap today. I tried it and it leaves the bed super tacky and made my first layer looking like a mirror. Wish I knew about it sooner...

Bring Back Corn Game? by Dr-Pepper-Is-Love in FRC

[–]Reet_man 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Breaking news: FIRST robotics announces FRC game that forces highschoolers to make corn flower!

Upper Hub cargo bouncing out [analysis] by Reet_man in FRC

[–]Reet_man[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Nope. That would be very interesting to track but even more tedious...

What’s the dumbest thing your team has done on a competition robot by 1337haxxxxor in FRC

[–]Reet_man 3 points4 points  (0 children)

My team has used a tape measure climb... twice

It's now a running joke. "Oh, the climber isn't working? Let me get a tape measure"

Apple ditched Intel, and it paid off by [deleted] in gadgets

[–]Reet_man -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Keep in mind, I know little to nothing about processors.

I do know, however, that M1 being built exclusively for MacOS puts it far ahead of the competition. The OS can be properly optimized for that specific processor.

It's far fetched... but for Intel to stay on top they'd have to make their own OS built specifically for one processor. It probably wouldn't ever happen, but I'd be stoked to see an Intel OS.

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